“Back-To-Back K&N Pro Series East Titles For Truex, Second Win At Dover For Moffitt”
Eighteen-year-old Brett Moffitt picked up his second straight win at Dover International Speedway in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season finale Friday in the Sunoco 150. Ryan Truex, 18, clinched his back-to-back series championship simply by taking the green-flag and capped off his title run with a third-place finish.
Moffitt took advantage of a mechanical issue that sidelined his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Max Gresham on the first of two green-white-checkered attempts to inherit the lead, and then drove away from Corey LaJoie, 18, on the final restart to pick up his second win of the season and fourth of his career. Moffitt won at Dover last year driving for Andy Santerre Motorsports.
He also gave crew chief Mike Greci his fourth NASCAR K&N Pro Series East championship. Greci won a pair of rings with driver Mike Stefanik in 1997 and ’98.
Gresham won the 21 Means 21 Pole Award presented by Coors Light earlier in the day. Despite occasional small puffs of smoke when he drove off the corners, he was able to run up front and lead a race-high 85 laps. He was leading the race on the first green-white-checkered attempt when the engine finally let go. The final caution for major smoke coming out from underneath the car handed the lead to Moffitt.
Eddie MacDonald and Dale Quarterley rounded out the top five.
IZOD IndyCar Series driver Danica Patrick finished sixth in her series debut. Brandon Ward, Sergio Pena, Kevin Swindell and D.J. Shaw completed the top 10.
The win, coupled with an early accident by Darrell Wallace Jr., allowed Moffitt to finish second in points — 134 behind Truex. Wallace ended up third in points, followed by Cole Whitt and MacDonald.
The Sunoco 150 will air on SPEED on Thursday, Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. ET.
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East-Sunoco 150 Unofficial Results
Friday
At Dover International Speedway
Dover, Del.
Lap length: 1 mile
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (3) Brett Moffitt, Grimes, Iowa, Toyota, 155 laps, 82.875 mph, $13,500.
2. (11) Corey LaJoie, Concord, N.C., Ford, 155, $9,870.
3. (6) Ryan Truex, Mayetta, N.J., Toyota, 155, $9,600.
4. (10) Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass., Chevrolet, 155, $8,000.
5. (20) Dale Quarterley, Westfield, Mass., Chevrolet, 155, $8,000.
6. (13) Danica Patrick, Roscoe, Ill., Chevrolet, 155, $6,100.
7. (12) Brandon Ward, Winston-Salem, N.C., Chevrolet, 155, $6,400.
8. (5) Sergio Pena, Winchester, Va., Chevrolet, 155, $6,225.
9. (4) Kevin Swindell, Germantown, Tenn., Chevrolet, 155, $5,700.
10. (17) D.J. Shaw, Conway, N.H., Ford, 155, $5,600.
11. (18) Alex Kennedy, Aztec, N.M., Chevrolet, 155, $4,900.
12. (23) Jeff Anton, Russell, Mass., Chevrolet, 155, $5,150.
13. (21) Michael Cherry, Valrico, Fla., Chevrolet, 155, $4,850.
14. (27) Miguel Paludo, New Silver, Brazil, Toyota, 155, $4,050.
15. (15) Andrew Ranger, Roxton Pond, Quebec, Chevrolet, 153, $4,300.
16. (8) Dustin Delaney, Mayfield, N.Y., Chevrolet, 153, $3,550.
17. (14) Ty Dillon, Lewisville, N.C., Chevrolet, 153, $3,400.
18. (1) Max Gresham, Griffin, Ga., Toyota, 151, engine, $5,950.
19. (7) Ryan Gifford, Winchester, Tenn., Chevrolet, 150, accident, $3,800.
20. (26) Scott Bouley, Thomaston, Conn., Chevrolet, 145, $3,250.
21. (22) Steve Park, East Northport, N.Y., Chevrolet, 144, accident, $3,200.
22. (24) Jorge Arteaga, Aguascalientes, Mexico, Dodge, 123, radiator, $3,676.
23. (9) Matt Kobyluck, Uncasville, Conn., Chevrolet, 73, accident, $3,650.
24. (16) Zach Germain, Bexley, Ohio, Toyota, 64, accident, $3,100.
25. (19) Darrell Wallace, Jr., Mobile, Ala, Chevrolet, 34, accident, $3,550.
26. (2) Cole Whitt, Alpine, Calif., Toyota, 25, accident, $3,520.
27. (25) John Salemi, Nashua, N.H., Chevrolet, 25, oil pan, $3,000
- NASCAR Press Release